Exam 19: Africa Before 1800

Discuss the use of animals as iconographic symbols in early African visual arts. Consider their meanings and purposes. Use examples to support your essay.

Describe the interplay of realism and abstraction in African art. Use examples to support your essay

Recently, many Nok style works have left Nigeria through which of the following?

What is the earliest archaeologically documented example of an equestrian figure in African sculpture?

What has been suggested as the reason for the durability of the art forms of early African history?

Compare the Igbo-Ukwu Fly-Whisk and the Ife King statue. How does each work personify status within its society? Examine the purpose and function of each work as well.

Who were the Ife kings, and in what style were they represented?

What is the significance of tame leopards flanking the Benin Oba?

A "horned headdress" on the running female from Tassili can signify which of the following?

Which of the following would most likely be used by the leader as a badge of office in order to magnify his gestures?

How does this figure represent Ife kingship?

The Sapi saltcellar, an export product, is attributed to which of the following artists?

Which of the following European peoples established contact with the kingdom of Benin in the 1470s?

Briefly describe the Benin Kingdom.

Explain the role of the Portuguese in early Benin society. Use examples to support your essay

Who or what does the leopard symbolize in Benin iconography?

What does the crocodile represent on this monolith and what interpretations can be drawn from this motif?

Which of the following was the walled town,

The artist, Master of the Symbolic Execution, has been identified as a master workshop artist from which of the following?

What interpretation has been made regarding the seated bird on top of the soapstone monolith from Great Zimbabwe?